The School of Forestry established this tree nursery soon after the Forestry Building (Moreland Hall) was built in 1917. Many of the trees in the large grove south of Moreland Hall are remnants of this nursery.
The implementation of the Specialized Army Training Program in 1918 necessitated additional housing for male students. This building was quickly constructed to the west of the Forestry Building (visible to the right) and later used as a dormitory for men named Poling Hall. The dorm rooms held from two to six men, and the basement area included a cafeteria. The dormitory was used until 1928, when a new Men’s Dormitory (now Weatherford Hall) was built on the location.
View of campus buildings. From left to right: old dorm (1917 war); Poultry Building (formerly Horticulture); Brooder House; Cauthorn Hall (later Kidder, then Fairbanks); Farm crops (later became Agricultural Engineering); Peck Residence (Wilson moved from Bandstand area); Forestry Building.